Utah requires member and/or manager disclosure on public LLC filings. For anonymous LLC formation, form in Wyoming, New Mexico, Delaware, or Nevada instead.
By Shafwan Ahmed, Operations & Fulfillment Lead, Anonymousllc.co
Updated May 2026
Utah LLC disclosure requirements
Requirement
Utah
Wyoming (recommended)
Member disclosure
Required
Not required
Manager disclosure
Required
Not required
Filing fee
$54
$100
Annual report
$18/year
$60/year
State income tax
Yes (4.65%)
None
Why Utah is not recommended for anonymous LLCs
Utah requires both member and manager disclosure on public LLC filings. This means your name appears in the state's business search database, accessible to anyone - competitors, litigants, journalists, data brokers, and the general public.
For genuine anonymity, form your LLC in one of the four anonymous-friendly states: Wyoming, New Mexico, Delaware, or Nevada. If you need to operate in Utah, you can foreign-qualify your anonymous LLC here.
Utah files LLCs through the Division of Corporations and Commercial Code, and the Certificate of Organization asks for members or managers along with the registered agent. Those names move into the state's free online business search, where any visitor can look up an entity and read who is behind it. Utah records both member and manager information, so arranging the company around a single role does not hide ownership.
Formation costs $54, and Utah requires an $18 annual renewal each year that keeps your details current and public. Utah also charges a flat 4.65 percent state income tax, so operating here brings both a disclosure cost and a tax cost. Neither helps the case for forming directly in Utah when the goal is privacy.
Because the business search is free and indexed, competitors, litigants, journalists, and data brokers can tie your name to the company within minutes. Filing directly in Utah forfeits anonymity from the first submission, and once a name is published and cached it cannot be recalled. Takedown requests to downstream data sites rarely clear a name that has already spread across the public record.
Utah's low fees mislead founders into thinking a cheap filing is a private one, but the $54 formation charge and $18 renewal buy a listing in a searchable state database, not confidentiality. The Division of Corporations and Commercial Code indexes the entity, the principal address, and every governing person, and Utah's OneStop business portal surfaces that record to any visitor. A Salt Lake City or Provo founder who forms at home pays the flat 4.65% state income tax on pass-through earnings and still hands their name to competitors, litigants, and data brokers. The savings on filing fees are wiped out the first time a broker resells the record or a rival looks up who controls the company.
The dependable approach is to form in a privacy state and register into Utah only if you have physical operations here. A Wyoming anonymous LLC at $397 all-in, or a New Mexico LLC at $347 total, keeps your name off the public filing. Begin with anonymous LLC formation, then foreign-qualify in Utah to stay compliant while your formation-state records remain private.
Recommended alternative: form elsewhere + foreign-qualify
Form a Wyoming anonymous LLC ($397 all-in) or New Mexico anonymous LLC ($347 total ($297 + $50 state)). If you have physical operations in Utah, foreign-qualify the LLC here. The foreign qualification may require some disclosure in Utah, but your formation state (Wyoming/NM) records remain anonymous. This preserves partial privacy while maintaining local compliance.
For online-only businesses without physical presence in Utah, foreign qualification is typically not required. You can operate the Wyoming or NM LLC without registering in Utah.
Anonymousllc.co pricing for anonymous states
Wyoming: $397 all-in (recommended default)
New Mexico: $347 total ($297 + $50 state) (cheapest)
Delaware: $297 + $110 state fee (VC-track)
Nevada: $722 total ($297 + $425 state) (asset protection)
How does Utah reveal who owns an LLC?
Utah lists an LLC's members or managers in the Division of Corporations and Commercial Code business search, a free public database, as soon as the Certificate of Organization is accepted.
The Certificate of Organization asks for the members or managers and the registered agent, and every one of those names enters the state's online search. Utah records both roles, so structuring the company around a single manager does not conceal ownership. A visitor pulls the entity, the principal address, and the governing people in seconds without paying or explaining a reason. Data brokers scrape the Division's records into commercial reports, so a name published in Utah spreads to sites the state cannot control. No confidential or nominee filing exists to keep the owner off the register.
What does a Utah LLC cost to form and keep?
A Utah LLC costs $54 to file and $18 a year to renew, low fees that still buy a public record and sit beside a flat 4.65% state income tax.
The formation fee and annual renewal are among the cheapest in the country, but the renewal keeps your name current and searchable each year rather than protecting it. Utah applies a flat 4.65% income tax to pass-through earnings, so a resident member carries both a disclosure cost and a tax cost by forming at home. The low fees do nothing to shield ownership. A Wyoming anonymous LLC at $397 all-in keeps members off the record and carries no state income tax, trading a slightly higher fee for genuine privacy and a lighter tax profile.
Does naming a manager or using a registered agent make a Utah LLC private?
No. Utah publishes both members and managers, so a manager-managed structure still names a person, and a registered agent only accepts legal mail at a Utah address.
Because the Division records managers alongside members, moving control to a manager relocates the exposure without removing it. A stand-in complicates tax reporting and leaves the IRS responsible-party record pointing back to the real owner. The registered agent exists to receive service of process, not to substitute for the person who controls the company. Utah offers no lawful path to file an LLC you own while keeping your name entirely off the public search. Privacy is decided by the state you choose before filing, not by the internal structure.
How do I do business in Utah without exposing my name?
Form a Wyoming or New Mexico anonymous LLC, then foreign-qualify it in Utah only when you have physical operations such as an office, employees, or inventory in the state.
The anonymous LLC owns the business and holds the assets, and its ownership stays sealed in the formation state's records. Foreign qualification registers that LLC with the Utah Division of Corporations so you meet state requirements where you have nexus, while the Utah filing carries only limited registration detail rather than exposing the formation ownership. An online business serving Utah customers from outside the state has no nexus and does not register. Our team files the Wyoming or New Mexico formation and adds the Utah qualification when your operations call for it.
Wyoming or New Mexico for a Utah founder?
Wyoming at $397 all-in is the default for asset protection; New Mexico at $347 total removes recurring paperwork with no annual report and no annual fee.
Against Utah's 4.65% income tax and public disclosure, Wyoming offers no state income tax, a single $60 annual report, and no member listing on the record. New Mexico strips maintenance to nearly nothing, with no annual report and no annual fee after formation, at the lowest all-in cost of $347. Both keep members and managers off the public databases that Utah publishes by default. A Utah founder who prioritizes charging-order protection picks Wyoming; one who wants the least ongoing cost and paperwork picks New Mexico.
Utah anonymous LLC FAQ
Anonymousllc.co completes formation in 5 to 10 business days, with the registered agent and EIN included. A non-resident EIN by fax adds 5 to 7 days. That matches a Utah Certificate of Organization while keeping your name out of the Division's business search.
Yes. After the EIN issues, we open a business account with a partner bank, Mercury, Relay, or Bluevine, in 8 to 10 days, at about 90% approval. You bank the Wyoming LLC from Utah without visiting a branch.
No. The Beneficial Ownership Information report is filed with FinCEN federally and is not public. It costs $150 per report through us. Unlike the Utah business search, BOI data is not searchable by competitors or brokers.
Not on income you earn as a Utah resident or from Utah operations. Utah taxes that income regardless of where the LLC is formed. Forming in Wyoming removes public disclosure and Utah state paperwork, not Utah tax on genuine in-state or resident income.
No. Utah's Division of Corporations requires member or manager information on the Certificate of Organization, and it appears in the state's online business search. Direct Utah formation cannot keep ownership private. Form a Wyoming or New Mexico anonymous LLC instead, then foreign-qualify in Utah if you operate locally.
Yes. Utah records member and manager names on public filings and displays them through the Division of Corporations' free business search. Competitors, litigants, and data brokers can look up your company and identify you. This public disclosure is why forming directly in Utah defeats anonymity.
Yes. Wyoming does not require member or manager names on public filings, so ownership stays private. A Wyoming anonymous LLC costs $397 all-in with a $60 annual report and no state income tax. Against Utah's public disclosure and 4.65 percent income tax, Wyoming is the stronger choice for privacy.
Yes. If you have physical operations in Utah, form the LLC in Wyoming and register it as a foreign LLC with the Division of Corporations. Utah registration may require some disclosure, but your Wyoming formation records stay anonymous. Anonymousllc.co handles the formation and the foreign qualification together.
Utah charges a $54 filing fee to form an LLC plus an $18 annual renewal each year. Those low fees still buy a public filing that exposes your name. A Wyoming anonymous LLC costs $397 all-in and keeps ownership private, which is why we recommend it over a cheaper but public Utah filing.
Yes. Utah imposes a flat 4.65 percent state income tax. That cost sits on top of the public member disclosure. Wyoming has no state income tax and no member disclosure, so forming there gives you both privacy and a lighter tax profile than Utah.
Form your anonymous LLC in a privacy-friendly state
Wyoming from $397. New Mexico from $347. 5-10 day turnaround.